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Happiness hinges on Gender Roles? That old Chestnut
The anti-feminist and self-proclaimed marriage guru, Suzanne Venker wrote a column for Fox News regarding the status of marriage. She asserts in the title that marriage is not a relationship of equals: “To Be Happy, We Must Admit Women and Men are not ‘Equal.’” Nor should it be, according to Venker. Thus, one might…
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Officials Examine Brady’s Balls
Forgive me for the title. I couldn’t resist. But seriously… The way one approaches this latest NFL scandal carves out a nice little gem of an example for one studying Ethical Theory. Notice the particular questions and comments in the news to establish the degree of “wrongness” for deflating the balls below NFL standards. What makes…
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Morality and The Circle by Dave Eggers
The novel The Circle lays bare the trajectory of our culture’s attitude towards online life. It illustrates both a warning and a reflection. Have we incorporated internet “liking,” posting, and commenting into our conception of “activity”? Is this what it means to be “social”? To communicate? Imagine a fictional corporate entity resembling a magnified combination…
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Bookworm Faces (Nearly) Impossible Request
An impossible question was posed to me via Facebook: What are the top ten books that have made an impact on you? You mean just ten books? Mental scrambles. Head scratching. Seeks coffee. For me, the impact of a book and/or author is rooted in the following: 1) Do I feel more connected to the…
